Sharif Ezzat

“Like Stars in a Clear Night Sky” by Sharif Ezzat

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This Flash hypertext poem is elegant in its simplicity. Its interface— a night sky with bluish stars that reveal narrative poems— allows its readers to explore the thematically interconnected stories as they choose. The narrative poems are minimally formatted— free verse center justified in the middle of the screen— focusing attention on stories of the challenges of life and love on the characters. The ambient sounds and introductory movie with a voice reading the opening poem in Arabic— the lines of which are associated with each star— set a dreamy, meditative tone for the poem.

Its power lies in its earnest, honest simplicity.

Featured in The Electronic Literature Collection, Volume 1. 

Read more about this work at ELMCIP.

“Like Stars in a Clear Night Sky” por Sharif Ezzat

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Este poema de hipertexto Flash es elegante en su simplicidad. Su interfaz, un cielo nocturno con estrellas azuladas que revelan poemas narrativos, permite a sus lectores explorar historias temáticamente interconectadas a su elección. Los poemas narrativos están mínimamente formateados, el centro del verso libre está justificado en el centro de la pantalla, centrando la atención en historias de los desafíos de la vida y el amor en los personajes. Los sonidos ambientales y la película introductoria con una voz que lee el poema inicial en árabe, cuyas líneas están asociadas a cada estrella, establecen un tono soñador y meditativo para el poema.

Su poder radica en su sincera y honesta simplicidad.

Traducido por Reina Santiago

Featured in The Electronic Literature Collection, Volume 1. 

Read more about this work at ELMCIP.